Residents of Homa Bay town are delighted after their water supply was restored after weeks of dry taps.
Homa Bay Water Supply Company (Homawasco) Director Thomas Nyonje said the supply was disrupted after the Kenya Power Company disconnected electricity to the water pumps over an accumulated bill of Sh19 million.
However, the power supply has been restored after the water company negotiated with Kenya Power on a payment plan.
Nyonje said they were reconnected to power after paying Kenya Power a down payment of Sh11 million, while the balance will be paid gradually.
“The Kenya Power disconnected electricity because we owed them a power bill of Sh19 million, which had accumulated since 2019, but we have paid them Sh11 million. They have now restored the electricity supply as we continue to settle the debt,” Nyonje said, adding that they began pumping water to the residents as soon as the power supply was restored.
The Director said they were putting in place long-term measures by introducing solar energy to supply power instead of relying on electricity, noting that this will prevent interruptions in water supply.
“I assure residents that they will get water regularly because we want to shift to solar as the primary source of power and electricity as the secondary source,” Nyonje said.
The resumption of water supply is expected to curb the risk of contracting water-borne diseases.
By Davis Langat
